𝐒𝐏𝐂-𝐑𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐃𝐄 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The San Pedro College Research, Publication, and Innovation Center (SPC-RPIC) spearheaded the sixth Research, Development, and Extension (RDE) Week, which culminated its second day at the Philomene Labrecque (PL) Hall and SPC Gymnasium, May 8.

Enthemed “Building bridges that span innovation to communities and industries,” this year’s event was anchored on the interplay of scholarly inquiry and tackling relevant community issues through underscoring different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

One of the day’s highlights was the opening of poster exhibits and the presentation of different research papers, where students and faculty laid out key findings, outcomes, and real-life implications of their studies.

Stand-out projects were lauded through the awarding of winners of the different research pitch and poster competitions.

Researchers from the School of Medical Laboratory Science and Public Health (SMLSPH) was given the best poster award in the institutional research poster competition, for their study on sweet potato starch with malunggay extract as an alternative serum gel separator. The School of Nursing (SON) and another SMLSPH representative, placed second and third place, respectively.

The school also recognized posters that advanced discourse on gender and developmental issues. Students from the School of Counseling and Psychology (SCP) secured first and second place in the gender and development poster competition, with studies tackling the experiences of mothers in drug rehabilitation centers, and female sexual violence survivors. SON bagged third with a study centered on self-medication practices among multigravid mothers.

Meanwhile, in the three-minute pitch interschool competition, School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS), SMLSPH, and SCP were declared first, second, and third, respectively.

Throughout the duration of the first two days, different keynote speakers were also invited to render their insights on webinars and lectures.

RDE week will cap off its schedule of events with organized Community Engagement and Extension Services (CEES) activities, along with a seminar on chemical laboratory safety and management on its third day.

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